 The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 96.66% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 2.7% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 236,601, of whom 116,466 are men and 120,135 are women; 33,263 or 14.06% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 6.9%.With an estimated area of 550 square kilometers, Haro Maya has an estimated population density of 430.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.